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in Essen (North Rhine-Westphalia)

Contents: County-level City

The population development of Essen as well as related information and services (weather, Wikipedia, Google, images).

Name CountyPopulation
Estimate
1990-12-31		Population
Estimate
2001-12-31		Population
Census
2011-05-09		Population
Census
2022-05-15		Population
Estimate
2024-12-31		 
EssenEssen626,973591,889566,201571,039574,682

Source: Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland, Statistical Offices of the German States.

Explanation: Communes and counties within the boundaries of 31 December 2024. For privacy reasons, the statistical office skewed the 2022 census numbers by small amounts. To avoid inconsistencies and negative values, further adjustments are applied here.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males279,666
Females295,016
Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years97,895
18-64 years350,600
65+ years126,187
Age Distribution (C 2022)
90+ years6,428
80-89 years35,552
70-79 years49,312
60-69 years72,434
50-59 years84,495
40-49 years66,962
30-39 years80,072
20-29 years69,823
10-19 years50,458
0-9 years55,508
Religion (C 2022)
Roman Catholics176,983
Protestants121,163
Other/No/Unknown272,895
Citizenship (C 2022)
Germany473,348
EU 27 (2020)27,859
Other Citizenship69,832
Citizenship (C 2022)
German473,348
Poland6,116
Turkey13,069
Romania4,201
Ukraine3,753
Syria13,721
Italy2,720
Other country54,111
Region of Birth (C 2022)
Germany443,538
EU 27 (2020)38,773
Other country88,728
Country of Birth (C 2022)
Germany443,538
Poland19,127
Turkey12,751
Russia5,049
Romania3,815
Kazakhstan3,038
Ukraine4,330
Syria12,328
Italy2,194
Other country64,869

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